Is HANDSPRINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HANDSPRINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HANDSPRINGS mean?
Handsprings is a form of HANDSPRING.
- noun
an acrobatic feat in which a person goes from a standing position to a handstand and back again
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) + P (3) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for HANDSPRINGS
HANDSPRINGS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from HANDSPRINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- handspring17
- handgrips16
- phrasings15
- digraphs15
- handgrip15
- dishpans14
- harpings14
- phrasing14
- sharping14
- digraph14
- dishrags13
- shadings13
- dishpan13
- harping13
- hasping13
- pashing13
- phasing13
- shaping13
- dashing12
- dishrag12
- handing12
- harpins12
- raspish12
- shading12
- aphids12
- graphs12
- pingrass11
- raspings11
- draping11
- garnish11
- sandhis11
- sashing11
- shairds11
- sharing11
- spading11
- aspish11
- hading11
- harpin11
- parish11
- phasis11
- raphis11
- sharps11
- shnaps11
- spahis11
- aphid11
- graph11
- darnings10
- arshins10
- parings10
- parsing10
- passing10
- pinangs10
- rasping10
- shairns10
- sparids10
- sparing10
- sprangs10
- springs10
- ashing10
- danish10
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